This photo is tiny but it shows the pecking order in the sky.
The bird on the left is an osprey, the middle one’s a bald eagle, the right one is a raven. Click here or on the photo to see a full size image with a better view of the birds.
The bald eagle wants the osprey’s fish. The raven’s harassing the bald eagle. It’s unusual that all three lined up in one big chase.
“I’m gonna get you!”
(photo by Ciar via Wikimedia Commons. Click here to see the original photo with documentation.)
The Hays Eagles weren’t in sight when I drove by today (out fishin’ or looking for sticks for the nest) — but I spotted a very BIG & bold Raven along the road into Homestead! It was trying to get at something on the roadside (squished squirrel?) but had to keep dodging traffic!
He hopped up on the fence and watched my when I drove by. He was HUGE!